Bird in the hand: Bossou chimpanzees capture West African wood-owls (Ciccaba woodfordi) but not to eat
Chimpanzees rarely capture an animal without eating it, but this puzzling pattern occurs in both nature and captivity, mostly by youngsters1-6. At Bossou in Guinea, chimpanzees rarely hunt for meat; their home range presents few suitable prey7. From 1976 to 2008, only one bird (West African wood-owl...
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Pan Africa News
2010
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